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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2007
Applicant:
Andreas Kramlich, Schweinfurt, DE;
Inventor:
Andreas Kramlich, Schweinfurt, DE;
Assignee:
PREH GmbH, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/00 (2006.01); H01H 9/00 (2006.01); H01H 51/00 (2006.01); H01H 9/28 (2006.01); H03K 17/94 (2006.01); H03M 11/00 (2006.01); G05G 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control element is provided having programmable haptics, in particular a programmable central catch, for a motor vehicle, having a control knob which can be accommodated such that it can rotate, the control knob being connected in a force-fitting or interlocking manner to a toothed ring or having an integral design, and it being possible for the toothed ring (to be rotated by means of the control knob, and at least one latching element which can move towards the toothed ring and/or away from the toothed ring by means of an electromagnet.